Atty. Amanda J. Defeo
Amanda DeFeo graduated from Touro Law Center where she was a Senior Staff member of the Touro Law Review and an Honor Program Scholar. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University in 2013.
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Amanda J. Defeo is an Associate based in Elmsford, New York, practicing at Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP. They have 8+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2018. Admitted to practice in New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2018). Educated at Touro Law Center J.D. with honors (—) and Fordham University (—). Serands clients in Elmsford, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Amanda DeFeo graduated from Touro Law Center where she was a Senior Staff member of the Touro Law Review and an Honor Program Scholar
- She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University in 2013
- While in law school, Ms. DeFeo interned with the Honorable Judge Silver the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for NYC Courts
- Under Honorable Silver, she drafted initial decisions on motions related to medical malpractice, personal injury matters, and participated in settlement discussions
- She also interned as a judicial law clerk with the Honorable William G. Ford, Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County where she assisted with a general civil docket comprised mainly of personal injury, contract, real property, and residential foreclosure matters in various phases of litigation through pretrial disclosure, motion practice and trial
- Ms. DeFeo has assisted victims of Superstorm Sandy through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and New York Rising in Touro’s disaster relief clinic
- She has conducted extensive pro-bono hours assisting disaster relief victims and their families with their claim review process and third-party neutral hearings regarding home repair, rent, mortgage payments, and personal property damage
- As a member of PMT for over 7 years, Ms. DeFeo has been involved in all aspects of litigation
- She specializes in personal injury and construction related litigation
- Publications Amanda DeFeo, Humans of New York, Shut Your Blinds, 33 Touro L. Rev. 957 (2017) Distinctions Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” 2021 Professional Affiliations Columbian Lawyers Association NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers NYS Bar association
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Elmsford are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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